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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Pumpkin Ginger Bread

The pumpkin patch early this morning.

Crew harvesting grapes in the vineyard.

Pumpkin Ginger Bread

From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Despite my best efforts to avoid the crowds, the scene at the pumpkin patch was right out of Armageddon. Inbound traffic was fierce and folks who made it into the lot were jousting for parking spots. It was just after nine in the morning and I had foolishly thought the early hour would protect me from the crowds I knew would gather later in the day. The original plan was to buy a sugar pumpkin for baking, but the scene at points of entry and exit weakened my resolve and plan B immediately went into effect. Plan B involved making a u-turn, the type that makes grown men blanch, and heading to the supermarket to buy the pumpkin puree that I had foresworn because it's outrageously expensive this year. Once the pumpkin was squared away, I headed to a local winery to pick up a special order we had made for friends who love Oregon pinot noir. I had just pulled through the gates when I heard a pop that sounded suspiciously like a gun. The sound repeated again and again and then a parade of cars of various types and vintage pulled into the winery and parked by the side of the rode. Men and women emerged from the vehicles in clown-car fashion and headed into the vineyards with buckets in their hands. The grapes have been slow to ripen this year and the crews are only now able to harvest them. They are trying to stay a step ahead of the birds who are having a field day in the vineyards. The guns I heard are air rifles designed to scatter the birds and keep them from the grapes while the crews go about their work. I had hoped to share more pictures with you because it is fascinating to see the speed with which these folks work. However, the camera was obviously making some of them uncomfortable, so I decided to put it away and just watch what they were doing. This was not the place to even intimate "la migra." I spent more time there than I had intended and that meant I had swap out the recipe I planned to share with you today. I'm featuring a quick bread that I like to make at this time of year. It's a pumpkin bread that's flavored with ginger and orange zest and it's remarkably easy to assemble. I think those of you who try it will really be pleased. Here's the recipe. Pumpkin Ginger Bread...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite

Its just too much not to get out and enjoy all these things. I would have loved to have seen the grape harvest; what a treat. Very interesting the ginger in this bread. This is one to try. Happy fall days. Debi

The harvest is late this year, but if the frost holds out it will make for a good year for wine. As for pumpkin bread I was in the States this weekend, at WalMart and picked up more than my share of canned pumpkin:D

just a couple of days back, i saw a friend posted a photo in facebook visiting a farm and was picking out the pumpkins, they are really really huge! Is that a very popular trend that everyone will go to the farm to pick during harvest? I would love the ginger scent in this pumpkin bread.

Looks heavenly...a must try for me, especially since I love all kinds of breads, including pumpkin bread...don't you just love baking this time of the year..so much to harvest and so many things to make..BTW...I love those apples!Hugs,shug

I can never get too much pumpkin. And now, I want to visit a pumpkin patch (with less crowds, of course!) Thank you for sharing, dear friend. I'm so glad that I'm able to type again. Your blog makes me hungry (and of course, it makes me smile!). Much love and warm wishes from Austin.

I've never been a big fan of pumpkin until a few years ago when I tried my mother in laws pumpkin bread. It was really nice and not to strong in flavor. It looks very much like yours. It turned out so a beautiful color!

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